Lieutenant Colonel McCann looked at Zuo Shaoqing calmly, "Zuo, do you have another training class this afternoon?"
"Yes, sir." Zuo Shaoqing nodded and said.
"Zuo, I need to understand their thoughts, especially their views on this matter. I believe you should know how to guide them and let them speak out."
"Yes, sir." Zuo Shaoqing breathed a sigh of relief.
"I also need to know what information they have on this matter, any situation. I believe...you..." Lieutenant Colonel McCann looked at her with a gloomy look.[
"Yes, sir, I know what to do." Zuo Shaoqing said immediately.
"Finally, you should guide them and take appropriate action."
"Yes, sir, I know."
"Very good, that's all. Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow morning, I will send a car to pick you up."
"Yes, sir." Zuo Shaoqing stood up, lightly touched his heels, and turned around to leave the office.
When Zuo Shaoqing left Lieutenant Colonel McCann's office, she felt a thin layer of sweat forming on her back. The coldness in her heart eased a little. At least, Lieutenant Colonel McCann had not had any serious effects on her so far.
She was suspicious. However, his silence for such a long time still made her feel uneasy.
She checked her watch and saw that it was almost eleven o'clock. She needed to get to the Bay Restaurant, private room No. 10, as soon as possible. She didn't want to miss the opportunity to meet Metz. She wanted to know more about the situation to resolve her doubts.
The road was difficult. It was a long walk from the base. Outside the base, she didn't see a tricycle for a long time. Finally, she finally hailed a taxi.
She got off the car one street away from the Bay Restaurant and walked slowly along the roadside. She carefully looked at both sides of the street and watched the pedestrians passing by. She had to be very, very careful now.
She entered the Bay Restaurant two minutes early and quickly found the private room No. 10. She looked behind her and knocked on the door.
The door to the single room opened immediately. Mr. Mace stood in the door, looking at her calmly with his gray eyes. He seemed to reluctantly let the door open and motioned for her to come in.
Such a situation made Zuo Shaoqing's heart skip a beat. This was not a good sign. Metz knew her better. Damn it, he knew all my details! This was what Zuo Shaoqing immediately thought of.
Metz and Zuo Shaoqing sat down at the table. Metz had already ordered a few cold dishes and a bottle of white wine. He poured a glass of wine and placed it in front of Zuo Shaoqing. His gray eyes were like bottomless abyss.
, looked at Zuo Shaoqing motionlessly, examining her, as if he wanted to see something from her face.
Under such circumstances, the private room was extremely quiet. The distant and unrestrained laughter of the waitresses could be faintly heard outside the door of the private room. The crystal chandelier overhead made the shadows on Metz's face slowly flow.
Zuo Shaoqing also sat motionless, watching him quietly.
Metz slowly raised his glass, touched it with Zuo Shaoqing, and said unexpectedly: "Zuo, how long do you want to live!"
This was the first time that Mace had called her that, and she could hear it. With their relationship and situation, a change of title often meant a change of opinion and disaster, especially for her.
Zuo Shaoqing's hand holding the wine glass was steady, trying his best to maintain his inner composure.
"Mr. Mace, I don't understand what you mean." She said softly.[
Metz shook the wine glass in his hand and said, "Please, let's take a sip first." He drank the wine, put down the glass, and asked softly: "Here, is it Ye Gongjin who sent you here?"
"Yes, he arranged it for me."
"I guess he already knows your details, right?"
"Yes, he guessed it. On the way to retreat from Nanjing, he had guessed my true identity. I did not deny it at that time. At that time, I had already said so."
"I didn't expect that he would actually keep you."
"Mr. Mace, actually, he has his own purpose. Two years ago, I met you at the Binshan Hotel, which was what he asked for. At that time, he hoped that you could help him and make his situation better. This is
He kept me for a purpose.”
"He's in a better situation now, isn't he?"
"Yes. If this happens, my situation will not be good. So I want to leave Taipei."
Metz put the wine glass on the table with a bang, his face became more fierce, his gray eyes stared at Zuo Shaoqing's face like awls, "Zuo, please tell me, the reason why you want to leave Taiwan is because of that
Did you make a tape recording? Really? Zuo, that was a safety measure I prepared for you to protect you! You actually gave it to Mr. Mao! Why! Why!"
Zuo Shaoqing looked at him quietly. There is no doubt that Ye Gongjin must have seen this recording, because Metz already knew about it. She said softly: "Mr. Metz, I don't want to hide it from you, I am doing it for protection
'Locust tree'."
This sentence made Metz stand up extremely angry. He walked back and forth by the table, giving her a fierce look from time to time. He returned to the table, slammed the table hard, and shouted: "That's what I gave to you."
The mission! Find the 'Locust Tree' and help us establish a communication channel with you! This is a task you must complete! You actually...it turns out that you already know who the 'Locust Tree' is!" He was so angry that he said no.
He went down and his face turned blue.
Zuo Shaoqing stared at him intently and raised his voice slightly, "Mr. Mace, I also have tasks that I must complete! I hope you can understand. In this matter, I must have priorities!"
Mace sat down at the table again, leaned back on the chair, and looked at her like a judge. The veins on his forehead were shaking, and it could be seen that he was really extremely angry.
"Zuo, when you get here, do you think you can be safe?"
"No, I am always vigilant." Zuo Shaoqing said coldly.
"This morning, the city government cleaner found a dead body while cleaning the bathroom behind the hall. He was stuffed in the trash can and stabbed in the chest. Zuo, was it you who did it?"
"Yes. I guess Mr. Mace must have seen the wire rope in his hand!"
"Of course I saw it! Where do you think he came from?"
"I'm not sure. I can only guess that he is from Taipei."
Mace nodded, "I've got you guessing! You did it neatly and with great skill!"
"If I want to survive, I have to be alert at all times."
"That fool must be careless. He thought a woman would be easy to deal with."[
"Yes, I think so too.
Metz lowered his head and was silent for a while, then said: "I have nothing to say about this matter. However, something else happened last night. I guess you must have heard about it."
This is exactly what Zuo Shaoqing wanted to talk about, "Yes, Mr. Mace. Ruan Qibo, Secretary-General of the Presidential Office, was assassinated. Lieutenant Colonel McCann told me. He said it was done by agents from mainland China. Is that so?
?”
"Yes. He is right." Mace nodded gloomily.
"I don't believe it!" Zuo Shaoqing stared at him and said every word.
"It's useless if you don't believe it! We have evidence! We also have information about this!" Metz also stared at her.
Zuo Shaoqing's face was cold, and he stared at Metz with the same fierce eyes, "Then, Mr. Metz, please explain to me why? What is Ruan Qibo's stake in mainland China?"
Metz lowered his head and pondered for a while. He raised his head and said: "Zuo, you will know sooner or later, and I will tell you now. Damn, this is also a bastard thing! After the French get out of here, we
We must take over what they left unfinished. This is our responsibility. American interests are spread all over the world, and we must be responsible. But your people, ***, and the fucking Soviets also want to squeeze in here.
.”
"Why?" Zuo Shaoqing had more questions in his mind.
Mace pounded the table again, "Damn it, because they know that this country's strategic position is so important! Damn it, this country is on the verge of the South China Sea and controls one-third of the world's shipping. Left, third
One percent! I believe that your people, **, think so too! Damn it, the Soviets have been doing Ruan Qibo’s work, and your **, they all want to use Ruan Qibo to influence President Wu’s political choices
Damn it, this is politics! This is also interest!" At this point, Metz fell silent, seeming to be thinking about something.
Zuo Shaoqing asked softly: "Mr. Metz, what happened next?"
Metz raised his head, with a certain mystery in his eyes, "Zuo, let me tell you, this Ruan Qibo has broken down with your ** people, that's it. ** people are going crazy with anger. Don't be angry, I'm telling the truth.
It’s a fact. Last night, the ** agents sent people to kill him!”
Zuo Shaoqing looked at him motionless. She knew in her heart that the opposite was true. It was the Americans who did not win over Ruan Qibo, and it was the Americans who were so angry that they killed him. But she said nothing, just
Look at him motionless.
Metz also looked up at her, examining her. His brows wrinkled slightly, and his gray eyes became unfathomable. Then he slowly lowered his eyes. Zuo Shaoqing could tell that this was a cover-up.
What are you trying to hide?
Metz said slowly: "This is what I learned this morning, and it may not be complete. What about you, what do you know? Is there anything I don't know about?"
Zuo Shaoqing looked at him motionless and shook his head, "No. What I know is what you and Lieutenant Colonel McCann told me. Mr. McCann said even less to me."
Metz stared at her with deep suspicion in his eyes. Then, he asked Zuo Shaoqing a question that Zuo Shaoqing never expected, "Zuo, where were you last night?"
Zuo Shaoqing had already realized at this time that her whereabouts last night might have been seen by someone.
At this time, the single room of the Bay Restaurant was extremely quiet, and the air seemed to be solidified, and vigilance flowed between the two people like the wind.
"Mr. Mace, I was in the hall last night." Zuo Shaoqing said as calmly as possible: "At that time, I was holding a glass of wine and walking around in the hall. I just wanted to hear what others were saying.
If you say anything, you might hear something useful. This is my habit. Later, I realized that the guy wanted to kill me, so I went to the bathroom to confirm this. As you said, he was indeed careless, but was killed instead.
I killed him. After coming out of the bathroom, I was worried that he had an accomplice and would do something bad to me again. So I quickly returned to Lieutenant Colonel McCann's car. I felt that it was safer there.
Wait in the car until Mr. McCann comes back. This is what happened last night. Mr. Mace, what do you suspect?"
